Chapter 216: Normal Telekinetic Sword
Chapter 215 – Normal Telekinetic Sword
‘This actually works.’
Had what I manifested been a normal (?) Telekinetic Sword, everyone would not have been this surprised.
Especially if based on the standards of Old Jong’s eye level, the Telekinetic Sword was to the extent of being evaluated as outstanding, not a level to be shocked and astonished at.
However, the Telekinetic Sword (?) that I was currently manifesting was in a domain outside of common sense.
If one possessed basic common sense regarding the Telekinetic Sword, it was indeed something to be astonished at.
A general Telekinetic Sword must contain the mind’s intent in the sword.
Heart and Sword as One. It is based on the realm where the sword and I become one.
The realm of the Heart Sword where the power of the inner world reaches its limit and influences the outer world.
Moving the sword as one wishes even after it leaves the hand, through the manifestation of the mental image that enforces one’s will upon the world, is the basic condition of the Telekinetic Sword.
Needless to say, manifesting a mental image strong enough to physically exert influence of the mind’s power upon the external world is not an easy task.
The amount of internal energy continuously consumed is also not to be underestimated.
Because of that, there is even an argument that rather than deploying a clumsy Telekinetic Sword, it is more powerful to hold it in one’s hand familiarly and wield it.
However, I solved those difficult conditions in a completely different manner.
Heart and Sword as One by the circulation of the Three Talents Unified Qi Art; the manifestation of the mental image by the implementation of the Heavenly Demon Hand of No Tribulation; and the vast internal energy continuously consumed by the infinite internal energy that could be drawn out infinitely within a certain output range.
The enlightenment essential to deploying the Telekinetic Sword was gotten for free.
Lastly.
‘The control to Sang-hwa.’
Unfolding a sword with the mind means that a part of one’s thoughts and will must be distributed to the sword floating in the empty air.
Because one must load that much thought and will into the sword to manifest a complex sword technique, it is easy for the party casting the Telekinetic Sword to have corresponding openings.
That is why, despite being a difficult realm to deploy, a clumsy level of Telekinetic Sword is sometimes evaluated as mere showmanship.
Looking only up to this point, it is to the extent that one wonders if there is any meaning in using the Telekinetic Sword.
However, despite that, there is a reason why the Telekinetic Sword is evaluated as a great martial art.
This is because it is truly terrifying if used properly.
People use the expression that an expert’s attack is like a flash of light. It literally cuts the enemy in the blink of an eye.
The reason one can respond to such attacks is that one can predict and react through subtle movements of the shoulders, eyes, or waist before the attack stretches out.
But the Telekinetic Sword lacks such prior signs.
The way to respond is extremely reduced.
Furthermore, the trajectory of the Telekinetic Sword also differs from general sword techniques.
A sword held in a person’s hand naturally has limits to the sword paths that can be extended.
This is because a person’s joints do not spin around like a doll’s.
The Telekinetic Sword has no such limitations.
A sword, which has no room to be seen and responded to in advance, flies in with an unexpected trajectory.
It is an infuriating thing if experienced directly.
Because of these advantages, there are people who want to deploy the Telekinetic Sword, and research to fill the shortcomings is being conducted.
In fact, it is the established theory of the martial world that to properly deploy the Telekinetic Sword, one must master the Mind-Dividing Art, a mind method that divides one’s will in half.
A representative example would be the Wudang Sect’s Dual Polarity Divine Art.
But I only needed to entrust this part to Sang-hwa, the other self inside me.
‘I really get a free ride.’
If the people looking at me with surprised eyes learned of this inner story, they would probably swear at me harshly.
“……Did you master the Wudang Sect’s Dual Polarity Divine Art or something?”
Yi Gyeong-cheon, who was no less astonished than Old Jong, asked in a trembling voice.
“Hmm, well……”
“But I have never heard of a rumor that even the number one sword of Wudang deployed ten telekinetic swords. Does that mean…… it is the capability of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art?”
“Well…… for now?”
“Hahahaha……”
The way he suddenly clenched his fists tight gave a glimpse of his firm determination to risk his life on the Heavenly Demon Divine Art from now on.
I felt a bit uncomfortable as if I had thrown a homework assignment that was impossible to solve even if he spent his entire life on it.
Although Master Heavenly Demon’s Heavenly Demon Hand of No Tribulation also occupied a part, it was because it would be impossible without the martial arts training of Master Zhang Sanfeng and Master Bodhidharma.
No, in the first place, mastering the martial arts of Wudang, Shaolin, and the Heavenly Demon Cult simultaneously was an impossible thing in the current martial world.
Well, for now, I had to concentrate on the fight before my eyes.
Currently it was a fight of madmen versus madmen, but no one knew when the fight would expand.
‘Please take care of it, Sang-hwa.’
Nod, nod.
“……”
At the thought I had to get ready, the eight swords floating around me suddenly bobbed their tips as if nodding their heads.
Not stopping there, one sword rubbed its flat side near my shoulder as if a cat was marking its territory.
The sword is acting cute.
Oh my god!
It was an unexpected side effect.
‘But somehow, I feel Yi Hwa’s gaze turning chilly……’
Unlike Yi Hwa, in the eyes of other people, it seemed I appeared to handle the Telekinetic Sword extremely fluidly.
“Ohhhhh!”
“To think it’s such smooth control!!”
Where had the urgent situation from a moment ago gone? The exclamations of those whose tension had vanished, as if they had already won, tickled my ears.
‘The amazing one is not me, you know……’
My chest felt frustrated at the truth that could not be spoken.
I should relieve this frustration by sweeping away those things completely.
“Old Jong.”
“Command me.”
“Suppress them so that none of them flee.”
“Understood.”
At my instruction, Old Jong moved.
“The Heavenly Demon’s Personal Guards and the rest, assist.”
“Understood!!”
“I will tear through the center.”
‘Let’s go!’
The swords follow my movement as if escorting me.
Although two swords could not join this side because they were stabbing the Mad Blood Demonic Emperor over there, the eight swords alone were of grand majesty.
It was surprising even to my eyes, so it would be even more so from a third party’s perspective.
But they do not call a madman a madman for nothing.
Whether out of eccentricity, madness, or being full of demonic spirits, one of the elders of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline rushed in with flashing eyes.
“A mere petty trick!!”
The elder of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline, harboring astral qi that seemed capable of crushing a rock as large as a house, deployed a stance toward the sword cruising in the empty air.
However, the direction he targeted was somehow deeply misaligned.
Near the hilt of the sword, it was a strike as if trying to sever something.
‘Did he really think it was a petty trick?’
Come to think of it, a memory of having heard about the Flying Sword Technique, which controlled a sword by hanging a thin, transparent thread on it, came to mind.
Although it was cruder and had many limitations compared to the Telekinetic Sword, it was said to be useful in its own way for exploiting weak points and could plant the illusion of being a supreme expert in the opponent.
‘Well, that would indeed be a rational judgment……’
It was understandable. It was understandable, but
what I deployed was not such a petty trick.
Hwaaaaa!!
“Huh?”
The strike deployed by the elder of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline parted the empty air in vain.
“If you made a mistake in actual combat, you should die, right?”
The sword floating in the empty air targeted the opening of the elder of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline.
Because Sang-hwa was completely illiterate regarding sword techniques, the movement was primal and instinctive.
But there was no major problem.
In fact, the Telekinetic Sword has no choice but to differ in trajectory from general sword techniques.
Considering that characteristic, Sang-hwa’s control suited it better.
Pueok!!
“Khuek!”
The sword, which dug in spirally as if wrapping around his arm, pierced the flank of the elder of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline.
It was a vain death compared to the martial strength he possessed.
“You bastards!!”
The elders of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline, enraged by the sight of blood, began to move.
“Smashed the swords! His Telekinetic Sword is not perfect!”
Like old sly foxes, the speed at which they came up with an answer was fast.
They seemed to have judged that since he controlled ten swords at once, the power contained in each individual sword was dispersed.
‘It indeed looks easy.’
Since a general Telekinetic Sword is bound by Heart and Sword as One, the sword itself is no different from oneself.
If the sword breaks, the one deploying the Telekinetic Sword also suffers profound internal injuries.
Therefore, it is common for the Telekinetic Sword to inject vast internal energy to protect the sword, turning it into a sword-gang state.
This is one of the reasons why internal energy consumption increases exponentially.
Certainly, compared to such a general Telekinetic Sword, the Telekinetic Sword (?) I deployed indeed looked a bit weak.
‘Although that is not the correct answer either.’
Jjeong!
Whether it was a strike with all their might, one sword broke cleanly.
“How is that!”
My eyes met the elder of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline who was glaring at me with eyes full of anticipation.
“……Huh?”
However, at my peaceful appearance, which was different from what he had expected, the elder of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline seemed to feel confusion.
Pook!
“Keok!!”
In the neck of such an elder of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline, the sword tip that had just broken was embedded.
Although he had revealed an opening while feeling confusion, he was not completely defenseless.
But the broken sword dug into that opening easily.
It meant that although the sword was broken, it was still under Sang-hwa’s control.
Watching him collapse, unable to close his eyes filled with disbelief, I clicked my tongue.
‘Idiot. Had I loaded the mind’s intent into the sword, would I be able to handle as many as ten swords?’
I had merely communicated with the sword. Unlike a general Telekinetic Sword, what was contained in the sword was not my mind’s intent.
Since it was not Heart and Sword as One in the first place, the blow I suffered was merely the aftermath scattered as the internal energy contained in the sword was broken.
Although it stung slightly, it was not to the extent of pouring blood as that old man had hoped.
“You fellow! Fake Heavenly Demon!!”
Another elder of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline seemed to have found the third answer.
He rushed in while targeting me directly.
He seemed to have judged that since I handled as many as ten telekinetic swords, all my will and nerves were focused on the swords.
However, this time too, it was an incorrect answer.
‘It is not a general Telekinetic Sword, yet they try to pierce only the weaknesses of the Telekinetic Sword, so how could they find the answer?’
Corresponding to the elder of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline who charged head-on, I moved the Five Elements Divine Power.
‘Hmm. It is indeed a bit stiff.’
As I moved even the Five Elements Divine Power in addition to operating as many as ten telekinetic swords, I could feel my qi and blood swelling tightly.
However, it was not to the extent of being unable to bear.
It was a body tempered by the masters in heaven, who were legends of the martial world.
Moreover, the elixirs I had swept and consumed in the Cheonsan Mountains melted at a rapid speed, making me all the more robust.
I can easily endure this much.
The moment the elder of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline approached while displaying madness, I extended a palm containing the Five Elements Divine Power without hesitation.
Wuji Palm!
A single move of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art’s Wuji Six Stances confronted the elder of the bloodline’s palm force.
Kwaaaaang!!
True to being old ginger, the internal energy he had accumulated over many years was indeed deep.
However, my power was also not shallow.
The moment his aggressive charge ground to a halt, the swords hovering around me bared their fierce teeth.
Pu-puk! Puk! Pu-uk!!
“Khue…… h-how…… keok!”
The swords pierced mercilessly.
And.
Peok!
An iron mace flew in suddenly and shattered the head of the elder of the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline who was pierced by the swords.
It was a weapon newly raised to replace the broken sword.
‘Rather than Telekinetic Sword (Controlling Sword with Qi), it indeed would be more correct to call it Telekinetic Weapon (Controlling Weapon with Qi). Unlike a general Telekinetic Sword, I do not need to restrict myself to swords by all means.’
However, since the nuance is somewhat foolish, it would be better to just call it the Telekinetic Sword as it is.
‘Above all, if I call it Telekinetic Weapon, quick-witted fellows would be less likely to give away openings on their own while targeting the weaknesses of the Telekinetic Sword like now.’
Since there were many humans who bit the bait on their own, there seemed to be no reason to discard an advantage with my own hands.
‘Isn’t that right?’
As if Sang-hwa also agreed with my opinion, the iron mace that had just shattered a head bobbed.
And it rubbed itself on my body as if acting cute again, with brain fluid dripping from it.
“……”
“Uh……”
Suddenly, I feel the surroundings turning chilly.
Should I call it a gaze looking at a madman?
Since in the eyes of the people, it would inevitably look as though I was controlling the movements of this iron mace.
“Ummm……”
Somehow, I feel it is unfair.